Alternative name: San Pedro Tanager
- Heliothraupis oneilli
Identification
18 cm, a large and long-tailed tanager.
Male
- Upperside from nape and including wing and tail is olive (narrow yellow front edge to wing)
- Underside of wing has yellow coverts and mostly dusky flight feathers
- Head has a burnt orange crown (not covered if flattened); below the crown a black stripe including Lore and supercilium; auriculars olive and lower head yellow
- Bill orange, 1.5 x longer than deep, with hint of a tooth on the maxilla
- Legs and feet yellowish brown.
Female
- Similar to male except:
- No crest or black stripe in head, crown is the same olive as the back
- Broad ochraceous-yellow breast band
- Bill may be entirely pinkish-orange or partly dusky
Distribution
Found in the Andes of south-central Peru (Cuzco) and western Bolivia (Machariapo valley).
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Only recently described, in 2021.
Habitat
Breeding in deciduous forest (700 to above 1000 m asl), spreading to other areas outside of breeding season, but most often associated with Guadua or other bamboo species.
Behaviour
Food seems to include insects with seeds and fruit added on occasion. Seems to rarely join mixed species flocks.
Vocalisation
Song is described as having a simple, repetitive structure with little variation from one individual but more population variation. The female might be able to sing an identical song. The song is described as loud and the easiest way to notice the presence of the bird.
Calls include a high pitch Psit or more drawn out Pseet sound.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2022. IOC World Bird List (v 12.2) DRAFT. Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.12.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
- Birdforum member observations
- Description of the new species with more details than were possible to include here
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Inti Tanager. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 16 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Inti_Tanager
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
